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"Ayrton is an idol that even after so many years , remains in the minds of people in a very present way. His strength and charisma still wiggle including individuals who never saw his race. Example of this is part of new generation of F1 drivers has him as great idol and example."

Imola Letters 94

Ayrton Senna in San Marino 1994
Following the recent death of Ayrton Senna, at Imola, FIA President Max Mosley made the following comment during a radio interview: "During the last...

Monaco Grand Prix 1990

Ayrton Senna in 1990
For Ayrton Senna fans, and there are a lot of them among the paying public, in spite of the anti-Senna lobby among the English...

Senna’s shadow

Ayrton Senna in 1993
For Brazilians of a certain generation, the death of Ayrton Senna is not unlike September 11 or the assassination of John F. Kennedy.Everyone remembers...

The story of Heroes

Ayrton Senna in Germany 1985
People expect their heroes to be perfect. But I draw inspiration from the imperfect heroes; the ones who stumble and fall, but then get...

Brazilian Grand Prix 1984

Ayrton Senna in Toleman
In sharp contrast to previous years, the Formula 1 "close season" has been very much longer this winter, stretching from Kyalami in mid-October 1983...

San Marino Grand Prix 1985

Ayrton Senna at Imola in 1985
As soon as the Portuguese Grand Prix was over, all the cars and material were loaded into the familiar articulated transporters and, ten days later, everything...

Senna’s crazy weekend

Australian Grand Prix 1985
Ayrton Senna – rally driver. Now there’s a cover line any magazine editor would covet. It happened too, on a blustery, grey Welsh hillside...

Ayrton Senna Legacy

San Marino Grand Prix 1994
May 1996 Wealth and poverty live shoulder-to-shoulder in the industrial capital of Brazil. Consequently, the thieves' work is the stuff of legend. One year, for...

In Focus: Senna’s former Norwich bungalow

Norwich house
The former Norwich home of Brazilian motor-racing legend Ayrton Senna has been sold in May 2015 by an estate agents which was unaware of...